\"L\'aube n\'est jamais si proche qu\'au plus noir de la nuit.\" - it is always darkest just before dawn ( translation glossary) Idioms / Maxims / Sayings,

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French term or phrase:	"L'aube n'est jamais si proche qu'au plus noir de la nuit."
English translation:	it is always darkest just before dawn
Entered by:	NancyLynn

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2:16pm May 14, 2004

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French term or phrase: "L'aube n'est jamais si proche qu'au plus noir de la nuit."

Je pense que c'est une citation. Queqlu'un en connait-il l'auteur et/ou la traduction "officielle"?
Merci
Dianne

Dianne Holmes Brown

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Questions: 398 (4 open)
Answers: 108

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it is always darkest just before dawn

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NancyLynn
Canada

Note from asker to answerer

And thanks for the Dylan idea !
Dianne
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

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5 +7

it is always darkest just before dawn

NancyLynn

4 +1

It's always darkest before the dawn

Enza Longo

It's always darkest before the dawn.

Douglas Hayes

They say the darkest hour comes right before the dawn

Jane Griffiths

the darkest hour is just before dawn

forli

Answers

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +7

it is always darkest just before dawn

Explanation:
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NancyLynn
Canada
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

Note from asker to answerer

And thanks for the Dylan idea !
Dianne

3 mins confidence:

L'aube n'est jamais si proche qu'au plus noir de la nuit. It's always darkest before the dawn.

Explanation:
maintains darkness and dawn imagery

Douglas Hayes
United States
Native speaker of:

English

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

It's always darkest before the dawn

Explanation:
It's always darkest before the dawn
when your world is weary,
when all is dark,
when dreams die and fade away,
and all of life is stark,
take heart in gentle love,
for she waits in the wings,
and where she walks,
fairies dance and angels sing,
though you cannot see her,
she weaves a silken touch,
leaving footprints in the sand,
sprinkling spells and such,
lighting the dampened corridors,
the dark corners of your mind,
leaving you breathless,
bewildered by her kind,
goodness glints in her eyes,
hope is in her arms,
and all you've ever dreamed of,
rests sweetly in her charms.

J. Blagojevic

Lovely isn't it ??

Enza Longo
Canada
Native speaker of:

English

20 hrs confidence:

the darkest hour is just before dawn

Explanation:
just another variation - as used by the Mammas and the Papas et al!

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Note added at 20 hrs 8 mins (2004-05-15 10:25:32 GMT)
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http://www.arrakis.es/~domingc/mamas_and_the_papas.htm#Dedic...

Reference: http://www.lyricscafe.com/h/harris_emmylou/emmy57.html

forli
United Kingdom
Native speaker of:

English

9 mins confidence:

L'aube n'est jamais si proche qu'au plus noir de la nuit They say the darkest hour comes right before the dawn

Explanation:
I don't know what your French passage is a quotation from, but what I've given in English is from Bob Dylan's "Simple Twist of Fate" on Blood on the Tracks, released in 1975. A good equivalent if you're writing for Dylan fans!

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Note added at 20 hrs 28 mins (2004-05-15 10:45:37 GMT)
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Sorry, it isn\'t \"Simple Twist of Fate\", it\'s from \"Meet me in the Morning\", on the same album. On my CD player as I write, and sounding as good as ever : )

Jane Griffiths
United Kingdom
Native speaker of:

English

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French: "L'aube n'est jamais si proche qu'au plus noir de la nuit."

English translation: it is always darkest just before dawn